British PM May to request short delay to Brexit
Prime Minister Theresa May will request a short delay to Brexit on Wednesday after her failure to get a divorce deal ratified left the United Kingdom’s divorce from the European Union in turmoil.
Czech PM: we are ready to support delay of Brexit
The Czech Republic may support a delay to the date of Brexit at the upcoming European Council meeting, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Wednesday.
Magnitude 5.6 quake hits western Turkey, no casualties
A moderate 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook Turkey’s western province of Denizli on Wednesday, damaging some buildings and knocking bricks and tiles to the ground in the rural area, according to witnesses, officials and the Turkish quake monitor.
China to invite European diplomats to Xinjiang in new diplomatic push
China plans to invite Beijing-based European diplomats to visit its far western region of Xinjiang, the foreign ministry told Reuters, furthering its outreach to fend off criticism about a de-radicalization program.
EU can not budge any more on Brexit, says Juncker before summit
The European Union has done a lot to accommodate Britain over Brexit and can go no further, European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday, as he played down hopes of a breakthrough at this week’s EU summit.
Long Brexit delay won’t solve uncertainty, UK education minister says
A long delay to Britain’s departure date from the European Union would not provide certainty, Education Secretary Damian Hinds said on Wednesday.
British PM May will not request long delay to Brexit: Downing Street source
British Prime Minister Theresa May will not request a long delay to Brexit and there is a case for giving parliament a little more time to agree a way forward, a Downing Street source said on Wednesday.
Islamic State fighters pinned on Syrian riverbank, warplanes fly above
Warplanes flew near Baghouz in eastern Syria early on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said, as the final remnants of the Islamic State group held a narrow strip of land along the Euphrates in a last-ditch defense of its dwindling territory.
New Zealand begins funerals for mosque shooting victims, PM visits school
The bodies of victims from New Zealand’s mosques mass shooting were carried in open caskets on the shoulders of mourners into a large tent at Christchurch’s Memorial Park Cemetery on Wednesday – the first burials of the 50 victims.
Xi says China ready to take ties with Italy into new era
China is ready to strengthen its “global strategic partnership” with Italy, Chinese President Xi Jinping wrote in an Italian daily on the eve of his visit to the euro zone’s third-largest economy.
